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16-68-3
Section 16-68-3 (Effective July 1, 2020) Adoption of free expression policy. (a) On or before
January 1, 2021, the board of trustees of each public institution of higher education shall
adopt a policy on free expression that is consistent with this chapter. The policy, at a minimum,
shall adhere to all of the following provisions: (1) That the primary function of the public
institution of higher education is the discovery, improvement, transmission, and dissemination
of knowledge by means of research, teaching, discussion, and debate, and that, to fulfill
that function, the institution will strive to ensure the fullest degree possible of intellectual
freedom and free expression. (2) That it is not the proper role of the institution to shield
individuals from speech protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution
and Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, including without limitation,
ideas and opinions they find unwelcome, disagreeable, or...
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16-68-1
Section 16-68-1 (Effective July 1, 2020) Legislative findings. The Legislature makes the following
findings: (1) Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, recognizes that
all persons may speak, write, and publish their sentiments on all subjects, and that "no
law shall ever be passed to curtail or restrain the liberty of speech...." (2) Alabama's
public institutions of higher education have historically embraced a commitment to freedom
of speech and expression. (3) The United States Supreme Court has called public universities
"peculiarly the marketplace of ideas," Healy v. James, 408 U.S. 169, 180 (1972),
where young adults learn to exercise those constitutional rights necessary to participate
in our system of government and to tolerate the exercise of those rights by others, and there
is "no room for the view that First Amendment protections should apply with less force
on college campuses than in the community at large." Healy, 408 U.S. at 180. (4) The
United...
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25-4-10
Section 25-4-10 Employment. (a) Subject to other provisions of this chapter, "employment"
means: (1) Any service performed prior to January 1, 1978, which was employment as defined
in this section prior to such date and, subject to the other provisions of this section, services
performed for remuneration after December 31, 1977, including service in interstate commerce,
by: a. Any officer of a corporation; or b. Any individual who, under the usual common law
rules applicable in determining the employer-employee relationship, has the status of an employee;
or c. Any individual other than an individual who is an employee under paragraphs a. or b.
of this subdivision (1) who performs services for remuneration for any person: 1. As an agent-driver
or commission-driver engaged in distributing meat products, bakery products, beverages (other
than milk) or laundry or dry cleaning services for a principal; 2. As a traveling or city
salesman engaged upon a full-time basis in the solicitation on...
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16-68-2
Section 16-68-2 (Effective July 1, 2020) Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the
following words have the following meanings: (1) BENEFIT. Recognition, registration, the use
of facilities of a public institution of higher education for meetings or speaking purposes,
the use of channels of communications, and funding sources that are available to student organizations
at the public institution of higher education. (2) CAMPUS COMMUNITY. A public institution
of higher education's students, administrators, faculty, and staff, as well as the invited
guests of the institution and the institution's student organizations, administrators, faculty,
and staff. (3) FREE SPEECH ZONE. An area on campus of a public institution of higher education
that is designated for the purpose of engaging in a protected expressive activity. (4) HARASSMENT.
Expression that is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies
access to an educational opportunity or benefit...
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31-10-4.1
Section 31-10-4.1 Qualifications for tuition reimbursement applicants; priority of state educational
benefits; tuition rates; applicability of section; repayment of benefits. (a) Beginning October
1, 2016, any member of the Alabama National Guard enrolled in a program leading to a certificate,
or an associate or bachelor's degree at an accredited public institution of higher education,
technical college, or community college within the State of Alabama may apply for a tuition
reimbursement benefit as provided for in this section if the applicant under this chapter
meets the following requirements: (1) The individual is 17 years of age or over. (2) The individual
is a member of the Alabama National Guard in good standing throughout the period or semester
for which that individual receives education benefits as indicated by continued satisfactory
participation in the Alabama National Guard as required by all applicable laws and regulations
of the Department of the Army, the Department of...
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31-10-21.1
Section 31-10-21.1 Qualifications for tuition reimbursement applicants; priority of state educational
benefits; tuition rates; applicability of section; repayment of benefits. THIS SECTION WAS
RENUMBERED BY ACT 2018-406, THE CODIFICATION ACT, IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH
28, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. IT IS NOW SECTION 31-10-4.1. (a) Beginning
October 1, 2016, any member of the Alabama National Guard enrolled in a program leading to
a certificate, or an associate or bachelor's degree at an accredited public institution of
higher education, technical college, or community college within the State of Alabama may
apply for a tuition reimbursement benefit as provided for in this section if the applicant
under this chapter meets the following requirements: (1) The individual is 17 years of age
or over. (2) The individual is a member of the Alabama National Guard in good standing throughout
the period or semester for which that individual receives...
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16-33B-4
Section 16-33B-4 Basic powers and duties of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for
the Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program. (a) Basic powers. The Alabama Commission on Higher
Education (ACHE) is authorized to administer the Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program in
accordance with the Federal Student Loan Law, and empowered to promulgate such rules, regulations,
policies, and procedures as may be reasonable and proper in order to carry out the provisions
and purposes of this chapter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the ACHE is
authorized and empowered: (1) To establish regulations deemed necessary to comply with federal
regulations and legislation relative to guaranteed student loans and the Federal Student Loan
Law. (2) To establish eligibility criteria for participating postsecondary educational institutions.
(3) To establish reasonable eligibility criteria for the initial and continuing participation
of approved lenders in the student loan program. (4)...
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16-64-2
Section 16-64-2 Requirements for qualification as resident student; rules and guidelines. (a)
For purposes of admission and tuition, a public institution of higher education may consider
that the term resident student includes any of the following: (1) One who, at the time of
registration, is not a minor and satisfies one of the following: a. Is a full-time permanent
employee of the institution at which the student is registering or is the spouse of such an
employee. b. Can verify full-time permanent employment within the State of Alabama or is the
spouse of such an employee and will commence the employment within 90 days of registration
with the institution. c. Is employed as a graduate assistant or fellow by the institution
at which the student is registering. d. Is an accredited member of or the spouse of an accredited
member of a consular staff assigned to duties in Alabama. e. Is in a program or takes courses
within an interstate consortium of colleges or universities that either...
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16-1-43
Section 16-1-43 Waiver of undergraduate tuition and fees for Purple Heart recipients. (a) For
purposes of this section, a public institution of higher education includes public two-year
and four-year institutions of higher education and postsecondary technical colleges, community
colleges, and junior colleges located in the state. (b) A public institution of higher education
may waive undergraduate tuition and fees for each veteran who is the recipient of the Purple
Heart and who satisfies all of the following: (1) Is enrolled as a full-time, part-time, or
summer school student in an undergraduate program that culminates in a degree or certificate.
(2) Is currently, and was at the time of the military action that resulted in the awarding
of the Purple Heart, a resident of this state. (3) Submits to the public institution of higher
education the DD-214 form issued at the time of separation from service as documentation that
he or she has received the Purple Heart. (c) The waiver...
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16-25-19
Section 16-25-19 Administration. (a) The general administration and responsibility for the
proper operation of the retirement system and for making effective the provisions of this
chapter are hereby vested in a board of trustees which shall be known as the Board of Control
and shall be organized immediately after a majority of the trustees provided for in this section
shall have qualified and taken the oath of office. (b) The board shall consist of 15 trustees
as follows: (1) The State Superintendent of Education, ex officio. (2) The State Treasurer,
ex officio. (3) The state Director of Finance, ex officio. (4) Twelve elected members of the
retirement system. Those 12 members shall consist of representatives elected from each of
the following categories: two shall be retired members, one shall be a city or county superintendent,
one shall be a principal, one shall be a member from an institution of postsecondary education
that is part of the Alabama Community College System, two...
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